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LANXESS to expand global capacity of high-performance rubber

16.03.2010 - Expansion at German, American and Brazilian sites The world’s leading synthetic rubber company LANXESS has decided to expand the global capacity of its high-performance rubber Neodymium Polybutadiene (Nd-PBR). LANXESS will invest about EUR 20 million to increase production by an additional 50,000 metric...

Lyondell Chemical to Pursue $3,250 Million of First Priority Debt Financing

15.03.2010 - LyondellBasell recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lyondell Chemical Company, plans to raise $3,250 million of first priority debt, including an offering of senior secured notes ("the Notes") in a private placement and borrowings under a senior term loan facility (the "Term Loan")....

LyondellBasell Announces Receipt of U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approval of Significant Steps in its Chapter 11 Proceedings

15.03.2010 - LyondellBasell recently announced three significant developments toward its emergence from bankruptcy protection. Specifically, LyondellBasell: obtained bankruptcy court approval of its Third Amended Disclosure Statement, permitting LyondellBasell to begin soliciting votes on its Third Amended Plan...

Gneuss MRS Technology now with FDA Approval

15.03.2010 - At the beginning of 2010, Gneuss received a "Letter of No Objection" from the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Bottle to Bottle Recycling process. This process consists of the patented Multi Rotation Extruder (MRS), the fully automatic Melt Filtration System and an SSP with an extremely...

Tria extends salesforce and represents Regloplas

15.03.2010 - Tria just recently increased its salesteam by Frank Hirsch. He is based in Bremen area and a well-known specialist for ancialliary equipment to the plastic industry. He will cover the northern and eastern part of Germany, supported by local representatives. In the northern part of Germany (area 2)...

DSM Composite Resins: Mona Bielmeier new Global Marketing and Communication Manager

12.03.2010 - With effect from April 1st, 2010, Mona Bielmeier will take over the position as Global Marketing and Communication Manager for DSM Composite Resins. In her position, Mona Bielmeier will be a member of the global leadership team and will report directly to Michael Effing, President DSM Composite Resins...

BASF: Two milestones for modern SB block copolymers

12.03.2010 - The innovative field of styrene-butadiene (SB) block copolymers is still in its infancy in comparison to other plastics. And yet, BASF already has two milestones to commemorate in this realm. 20 years of Styrolux in Antwerp Styrolux®, an SB block copolymer, was produced on an industrial scale for...

DuPont: New nylon with added performance to subtract weight & cost in automotive products

11.03.2010 - A new family of nylon products from DuPont Performance Polymers – DuPont™ Zytel® PLUS nylon – delivers excellent performance levels and importantly maintains those excellent performance levels much longer than traditional nylons despite exposure to hot oil, hot air, calcium chloride and other aggressive...

Kungsörs Plast: Unique approval for KPS conductive pipes in Germany

11.03.2010 - After extensive tests, German authorities have approved the use of KPS conductive plastic pipes for use at German petrol stations. The Swedish manufacturer thereby becomes the first to be able to supply plastic petrol pipes to the German market. Germany has the most restrictive rules in Europe regarding...

Evonik: Bio-Polyamide Protects High-Performance Cables

11.03.2010 - Germany-based Evonik Industries has expanded its range of compounds for high-performance cables to include bio-based VESTAMID® Terra DS. Evonik is thus responding to the rapidly growing interest in bio-based plastics, even in technically challenging fields of application. A polyamide 1010, VESTAMID®...

Dow Europe: Price Increases for ABS and SAN Grades

10.03.2010 - Effective immediately, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase its prices by 120 Euro per metric ton for all MAGNUM™ ABS grades and TYRIL™ SAN grades across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. More Information: www.dow.com

Bayer MaterialScience acquires Artificial Muscle, Inc.

10.03.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC, a subsidiary of Bayer AG and part of the global Bayer MaterialScience business, has acquired Artificial Muscle, Inc. (AMI) of Sunnyvale, California. AMI is a pioneer and leader in the field of electroactive polymers for the consumer electronics industry. Enabling technology...

Tria to join Piovan UK

10.03.2010 - Ralf Schneider Group´s recently announced global strategy to bring its three ancillary equipment businesses, Motan, Colortronic and Colortronic Systems together, has led TRIA S.p.A. to review its representation in the UK and Ireland. The co-operation between Motan Limited and Tria will cease on April...

Ultrapolymers: New plastomer for direct processing or PP modification

10.03.2010 - A recent addition to Ultrapolymers’ portfolio of high performance polymers is LyondellBasell’s Koattro KT AR05 plastomer for direct processing or use as a modifying agent for polypropylene. Uncured and without the need for any plasticiser, this material combines high flexibility (bending stiffness 20...

EMS-GRIVORY: Price increases for Grilamid, Grivory and Grilon

09.03.2010 - EMS-GRIVORY (CH) will increase with effect from April 1st, 2010 their prices in Europe by 5%. The products concerned are Grilamid TR, Grivory GV/HT and Grilon A, B and TS. These price increases result chiefly from the high raw material costs since the beginning of this year. Despite great efforts...

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